Weekly Fatality/Catastrophe Report

This table contains the weekly summaries of fatalities and catastrophes resulting in the hospitalization of three or more workers. Employers must report these incidents to OSHA within eight hours. The summaries below include only preliminary information, as reported to OSHA Area Offices or to States which operate OSHA-approved State Plans. The fatalities listed here include only those that initially appear to be work-related, but exclude fatalities that do not appear to be work-related, such as an apparent heart attack of a sedentary worker. OSHA investigates all work-related fatalities and catastrophes. After OSHA's investigation is complete, these reports will be updated with inspection results and citation information.

Weekly Summary (Federal and State data tabulated week ending March 19, 2011)
FATALITIES
Date of Incident	Company and Location	Preliminary Description of Incident
9/11/2010	Paolella Pro-Fitting, Inc., Newark, NJ 07105	Worker was killed after being run over by a highway milling machine.
1/11/2011	DL Cattle LLC., Parks, NE 69041	Worker was asphyxiated after being engulfed in a grain bin.
2/9/2011	Airco Service, Inc., Tulsa, OK 74146	Worker died after falling 15 feet through a snow-covered skylight.
2/16/2011	Coastal Crane & Rigging, Inc., Savannah, GA 31419	Worker was killed after falling from a boom truck platform.
2/25/2011	Ceres Gulf Inc., New Orleans, LA 70115	One worker was killed, another injured after the tire they were removing blew off the axle.
3/3/2011	Elm Farms Incorporated, Okawville, IL 62271	Two workers were electrocuted after lifting an aluminum pipe to free a raccoon and hitting an overhead power line.
3/4/2011	Premier Logging, LLC., Plaucheville, LA 71329	Worker died after being run over by a road grader.
3/4/2011	American Hardwood Industries/Graham Lumber Company, Fulton, MS 38843	Worker, who was fixing a chipper motor, was electrocuted after contacting a live wire.
3/6/2011	Reithoffer Shows, Inc., North Fort Myers, FL 33917	Worker disassembling a fair/carnival ride was found unresponsive.
3/6/2011	Koch Specialty Plant Services, Inc., Norco, LA 70079	Worker performing maintenance on a tower died after becoming unconscious from hydrogen sulfide exposure and falling 100 feet.
3/7/2011	Barnesville Bus Company, Barnesville, MN 56514	Business co-owner was killed after being crushed by facility's garage door.
3/10/2011	John Deere PEC Waterloo, IA 50702	Worker ejected from, then pinned under tractor, after losing control and striking a utility pole.
3/11/2011	Asplundh Tree Expert Co., Greenup, KY 41144	Worker struck by falling tree.
3/11/2011	5J Oilfield Services, LLC., Stanton, TX 79782	Worker was killed when caught between a tractor trailer and forklift.
3/12/2011	Nassau Co PD Bureau of Special Operations, N. Bellmore, NY 11710	Plain clothes police officer mistaken for a perpetrator and shot by a uniformed officer.
3/13/2011	NYCPD 84th PCT Brooklyn, NY 11201	Police officer fell 9 feet after being pushed over railing by suspect.
3/13/2011	Walt Disney World Co., Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830	Worker testing a roller coaster was struck and killed by one of the coaster’s carts.
3/14/2011	United Space Alliance, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899-0001	Worker died after an apparent 215-foot fall from a space shuttle launch structure.
3/14/2011	Vesuvius Chicago Heights Plant, Chicago Heights, IL 60411	Worker unclogging a bin died after falling 30 feet onto railroad tracks.
3/14/2011	Express Commercial Services of Texas, Plano, TX 75093	Worker operating a street sweeper was struck and killed by two cars that were street racing.
3/14/2011	JKS Ventures, Inc., Melrose Park, IL 60160	Worker was crushed between a forklift and bale of compressed cardboard.
3/15/2011	Composite Rigging Limited and Company, North Kingstown, RI 02852	Worker died after being struck on the head by a sailboat rigging cable.
3/16/2011	Century Lighting, Sacramento, CA 95834	Worker died after being crushed between a store ceiling and aerial device basket.
3/17/2011	Devine Intermodal, Sacramento, CA 95691	Worker, who was assisting a vehicle, was struck and killed by another vehicle.
3/17/2011	Empire State Cardboard Paper Recycling Corp., Maspeth, NY 11378	Worker was crushed between a trailer and a parking lot sweeper.
3/18/2011	Gilchrist Construction, Alexandria, LA 71302	Worker employed as a traffic flagger was struck and killed by a truck.
3/20/2011	Butterville Farms, LLC., Adams, NY 13605	Worker died after sustaining crushing injuries while working in a cow barn.
CATASTROPHES - MULTIPLE WORKERS HOSPITALIZED (None Reported)